पञ्चाङ्ग — Berlin, Germany · July 26, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra185.15°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.29°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha103.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra55.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani179.25°KanyāCitrā P2

Berlin, Germany — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+1)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:17 UTC+1
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:08 UTC+1
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC+1
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:51 UTC+1
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 UTC+1
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:10 – 03:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:57 – 04:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:55
Godhūli Muhūrta19:56 – 20:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:08 – 20:48
Amṛta Kāla19:53 – 21:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 16:10
Yamaganda04:17 – 06:16
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 10:14
Varjyam04:56 – 05:22
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:17 – 06:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:16 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:15 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:12 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:10 – 18:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha18:09 – 20:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta20:08 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla21:09 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:10 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:12 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:15 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:16 – 04:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.52°
Longitude: 13.405°
Timezone: UTC+1

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867669.27
Julian Day2456134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.89°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0285°), declination 19.38°, EoT -6.19 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2012-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)